Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

business consultanttoventure capitalist

A business consultant already meets 30% of what the venture capitalist role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From business consultant
30%
Overlap1
To venture capitalist
7 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
68 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

30%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

68/ 100

1 Share of the venture capitalist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the business consultant profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A venture capitalist role treats 7 of its required skills as things a business consultant already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • analyse business plans
  • analyse financial performance of a company
  • build business relationships
  • business analysis
  • make strategic business decisions
  • management consulting

What stands in the way is 8 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A venture capitalist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a business consultant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held management consulting business, administration and law
  • already held perform business analysis information skills
  • already held business analysis business, administration and law
  • already held make strategic business decisions management skills
  • already held analyse business plans information skills
  • already held analyse financial performance of a company information skills

All 7 carried skills, including the 7 the venture capitalist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 31 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 business, administration and law 3 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held investment analysis required
  • required, not held business valuation techniques required
  • required, not held funding methods required
  • optional, not held holding company activities optional
  • optional, not held investment banking optional
  • optional, not held credit control processes optional
  • optional, not held debt systems optional
  • optional, not held financial forecasting optional
  • optional, not held international business optional
  • optional, not held modern portfolio theory optional
02 information skills 2 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse financial risk required
  • required, not held assess financial viability required
  • optional, not held analyse loans optional
  • optional, not held analyse market financial trends optional
  • optional, not held examine credit ratings optional
  • optional, not held maintain client debt records optional
  • optional, not held obtain financial information optional
  • optional, not held perform debt investigation optional
03 management skills 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held decide on providing funds required
  • required, not held create a financial plan required
  • optional, not held establish investment funds optional
  • optional, not held budget for financial needs optional
  • optional, not held develop investment portfolio optional
  • optional, not held make investment decisions optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held apply technical communication skills required
  • optional, not held liaise with financiers optional
  • optional, not held manage contracts optional
  • optional, not held review investment portfolios optional
05 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held foreign languages for international careers optional
06 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply credit risk policy optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a venture capitalist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 7 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analyse business plans skill
  • already held analyse financial performance of a company skill
  • already held build business relationships skill
  • already held business analysis knowledge
  • already held make strategic business decisions skill
  • already held management consulting knowledge
  • already held perform business analysis skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held actuarial science optional
23 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held establish investment funds optional
  • optional, not held actuarial science optional
  • optional, not held holding company activities optional
  • optional, not held investment banking optional
  • optional, not held analyse loans optional
  • optional, not held analyse market financial trends optional
  • optional, not held apply credit risk policy optional
  • optional, not held budget for financial needs optional
  • optional, not held credit control processes optional
  • optional, not held debt systems optional
  • optional, not held develop investment portfolio optional
  • optional, not held examine credit ratings optional
  • optional, not held financial forecasting optional
  • optional, not held foreign languages for international careers optional
  • optional, not held international business optional
  • optional, not held liaise with financiers optional
  • optional, not held maintain client debt records optional
  • optional, not held make investment decisions optional
  • optional, not held manage contracts optional
  • optional, not held modern portfolio theory optional
  • optional, not held obtain financial information optional
  • optional, not held perform debt investigation optional
  • optional, not held review investment portfolios optional
47 held skills the venture capitalist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise client on technical possibilities skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on communication strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on efficiency improvements skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on environmental risk management systems skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on financial matters skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on personnel management skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on risk management skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on sustainability solutions skill
  • not needed by the target role align efforts towards business development skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse business processes skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse business requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse external factors of companies skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse internal factors of companies skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse the context of an organisation skill
  • not needed by the target role apply change management skill
  • not needed by the target role business analytics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role business communication knowledge
  • not needed by the target role business incubation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
  • not needed by the target role business law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role business process modelling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role business processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role business strategy concepts knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct qualitative research skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct quantitative research skill
  • not needed by the target role consultation methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role corporate law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role define organisational standards skill
  • not needed by the target role financial statements knowledge
  • not needed by the target role human resource management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify processes for re-engineering skill
  • not needed by the target role identify undetected organisational needs skill
  • not needed by the target role implement a management system skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret financial statements skill
  • not needed by the target role interview people skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
  • not needed by the target role make data-driven decisions skill
  • not needed by the target role management systems standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role market entry strategies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operational research knowledge

7 further entries not listed here

12 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held investment analysis required
  • required, not held business valuation techniques required
  • required, not held funding methods required
  • optional, not held actuarial science optional
  • optional, not held holding company activities optional
  • optional, not held investment banking optional
  • optional, not held credit control processes optional
  • optional, not held debt systems optional
  • optional, not held financial forecasting optional
  • optional, not held foreign languages for international careers optional
  • optional, not held international business optional
  • optional, not held modern portfolio theory optional
Index

Other moves recorded from business consultant

Full index of moves from business consultant

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.